A farmer wants to estimate the number of rabbits on his farm. On Monday he catches 120 rabbits.
He puts a tag on each rabbit.
He then lets the rabbits run away.
On Tuesday the farmer catches 70 rabbits.
15 of these rabbits have a tag on them.
Work out an estimate for the total number of rabbits on the farm.
You must write down any assumptions you have made.
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Hello can someone help me with this question my assumption is : the population has not changed- no member have joined or left the population , there are no deaths or births.

 560 total rabbits

Step-by-step explanation:

Your assumptions are great but you can also add the assumption that the ratio of the rabbits caught on Monday is the same ratio of the rabbits caught on Tuesday.

Assumption:

3/14 of the total rabbits on the farm = 120 tagged on Monday

Let r represent the total rabbits on the farm

then (3/14)r = 120

                r = 120(14/3)

                r = 560

(3x-8) or (3x+8)

step-by-step explanation:

6,250

step-by-step explanation:

to get the area, multiply 360 by 160.(57,600)

to find out how many bags of fertilizer it will take, first figure out how many square feet one bag can hold. divide 1000 by 8(125) to get the unit rate(how many square feet one pound of fertilizer can hold)and multiply it by 50(6250). if i haven't made a mistake, that is the answer.